"FredW"  wrote in message news:d1fisc1eusnbkgm6bci5t10jqr1eserjm7@7ax.com...
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>On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:22:33 -0600, "Buffalo"
> wrote:
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>>My computers were fine (I am
>>running Win 10 64 bit. Also Vista 32 bit and XP 32 bit on two different
>>laptops- All are clean.)
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>
>I take the liberty to do a total different suggestion.
>
>I have a desktop with Win7HP64SP2.
>All is fine, never a problem.
>
>Early last year I bought a laptop with Win 8.1 for my holidays.
>I succeeded in erasing the hard disc (I am still puzzled how I did it).
>
>As I do not want to upgrade to WindowsX (10),
>I decided to start experimenting with Linux on the laptop.
>
>After some months with slowly experimenting and gradually building up my
>Linux knowledge, I have now a desktop and laptop using (almost) the same
>software, both for Windows and Linux.
>
>For that I had to find some replacements for software for Windows only,
>to be replaced by similar software for both Linux and Windows.
>Browser(s), Email, Office, File Manager are now the same on both
>computers and there is no difference in their usage.
>
>I use Linux Mint Cinnamon.
>When I felt I got used somewhat to Linux I started experimenting with
>different flavors of Linux to find what I would like most.
>In the end I settled for Linux Mint Cinnamon, having started with Linux
>Mint KDE (?).
>
>
>You could also start experimenting with Linux on one of your laptops
>and building up your own knowledge of Linux (take your time, no hurry).
>
>If you would choose to do it on an old laptop,
>I would advise you to start with Lubuntu.
>http://lubuntu.me/
>(Choose 32-bit for older computers)
>
>On my Linux Mint laptop I have no CCleaner, I have no antivirus or
>antimalware, not required at all.
>Live on computers is much easier on Linux than on Windows.
>Sometimes I wonder why I am still using Windows,
> but I am still stuck in old habits.
>
> :-)
>
Thanks for the input.
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Buffalo 

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